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Copy of transcript for a letter, written between January 10 and 12, 1836, discussing a loan the Americans settled in Texas have received from the United States government, and the troops they expect to receive soon.

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Copy of transcript for a list of the names of citizens who have been given land by Gaspar Flores, drawn up by Miguel Arciniega on December 22, 1831. It lists the quantity of land, and their qualifications.

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Copy of transcript for a resolution passed by the Texas Commissioners to the United States to divide the deposit made in New Orleans between the Bank of Louisiana and the Bank of New Orleans.

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Copy of transcript for a letter from agreement between Capt. Wyly Martin and Thomas F. McKinney, in which both men agree to resolve their dispute over "an affair of honor" by pleading their respective cases to an Board of Honor consisting of Stephen F. Austin, Dr. Branch T. Archer, William H. Wharton, and Sam Houston. Martin and McKinney also agree to honor the final decision of the board.

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Copy of a transcript of an agreement between William W. Lewis and D. Comfert, wherein Lewis agreed to give Comfert $100 for the purchase of a surveyor's compass chain and instruments to aid in his mapping of Texas lands.

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Copy of transcript an announcement from Sam Houston appointing William H. Wharton as the Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States, and noting that the citizens of the Republic of Texas have voted nearly unanimously to become a state.

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Copy of transcript for a certification of results for the election of a delegate to the council of war at Gonzales, in which the author testifies that Maj. Benjamin J. White received the unanimous vote for representative from the Goliad Committee of Safety.

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Copy of transcript for a Chain of Correspondence between the Commissioners of Texas, in which the commissioners discuss a proposal to travel to purchase a steamboat for protection of the coastlines and to ensure safe transportation of troops, immigrants and supplies. Over the course of the correspondence, the commissioners agree on the total amount and terms of the loan that will pay for the vessel.

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